Orderly books, 1775-1782.

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Orderly books, 1775-1782.

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Orderly books, 1775-1782, containing headquarters orders, mainly from Boston and New York City. The first two volumes, dated 1775 from Sir William Howe's headquarters in Boston, include returns of the numbers killed, wounded and missing in the battles of Lexington and Bunker Hill. Three volumes, dated 1776-1777, from Sir William Howe's headquarters in New York City and other places in the vicinity, were kept by Henry Knight. Places mentioned include White Plains, New Rochelle, Frogs Neck [sic], Dobbs Ferry, De Lancey's Mill, Ward's house and Pelham Manor in New York, and Trenton and Brunswick in New Jersey. Two volumes kept by Stephen Kemble contain copies of orders: the first, dated 1777, includes orders issued at various places in New York and Pennsylvania, the second, dated 1778, contains copies of orders issued by Howe in New York City, mostly regarding courts martial and promotions. The remaining two volumes, dated 1781-1782, contain headquarters orders from Sir Henry Clinton, dated from New York City and Staten Island.

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New-York Historical Society

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Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795

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Sir Henry Clinton was the son of Admiral George Clinton (c.1685-1761) and grandson of Sir Francis Fiennes Clinton, 6th Earl of Lincoln. His father was Governor General of Newfoundland, 1732-1741, and of New York, 1741-1751. Rather than follow his father into the navy, Sir Henry embarked on a military career. He advanced steadily through the ranks, partly assisted by the patronage of his relative, the 1st Duke of Newcastle under Lyne. By the 1770s he had reached the rank of Colonel of the 12th Fo...

Howe, William Howe, Viscount, 1729-1814

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Commander-in-chief of British forces in North America from 1775 to 1778. From the description of Appointment, 1778 Feb. 23, Philadelphia, of Charles Bowden. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122625975 Commander of British Army troops in North America during the American Revolution. From the description of Book of general orders: manuscript, 1777. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 80960793 Army officer, Great Britain. ...

Kemble, Stephen, 1740-1829

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Stephen Kemble was born in 1740 in New Brunswick, N.J., the fourth son and fifth child of Peter Kemble and his first wife, Gertrude Bayard. The Kemble family were related to several of the most influential and politically powerful New York families of the colonial period, including the van Cortlandts, Bayards, and Stuyvesants. Like many of their station, the Kemble family remained staunchly loyal to the British cause throughout the Revolution. After attending school at t...

Knight, Henry.

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Great Britain. Army. American forces.

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